Get the weekly note

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

ETFIQetfiq.com · independent ETF data

BITO vs IUSB: how they differ

BITO and IUSB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IUSB returned more over the year.

ProShares Bitcoin ETF and iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BITO and IUSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BITOOnly in IUSB
CME BITCOIN FUT DIGITAL ASSETS 25/SEP/20 81.49%United States of America 0.38%
COINBASE BIT FUT DIGITAL ASSETS 25/SEP/2 14.27%United States of America 0.37%
S&P CME BITCOIN FUTURES DAILY ROLL INDEX 4.24%United States of America 0.37%
United States of America 0.37%
United States of America 0.36%
United States of America 0.36%
United States of America 0.36%
United States of America 0.35%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

BITO and IUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BITO
ProShares Bitcoin ETF
IUSB
iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerProSharesiShares
What it isBitcoinCore Universal USD Bond
Total return, 1 year−34.8%−0.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−52.3 pts−17.8 pts
Expense ratio0.95%0.06%
Holdings317819

BITO in plain words

BITO is a digital asset fund tracking the Bitcoin. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −34.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.95% a year. It sat 40.3% below its high of Oct 6, 2025 on Sep 11, 2026.

IUSB in plain words

IUSB is a bond fund tracking the Core Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BITO or IUSB?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and IUSB returned −0.3%, so IUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BITO or IUSB?
BITO charges 0.95% a year and IUSB charges 0.06%, so IUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

Where to next

Where these figures came from

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.

BITO against IUSB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, BITO against IUSB, data as of Sep 13, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/bito-vs-iusb Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

A comparison is not a recommendation. Standards and sources